Career Resources
Latin Teacher Certification in Texas
You must have a bachelor's degree (with a Latin Major) from an accredited college or university. Texas institutions do not offer a degree in education. Every teacher must have an academic major, as well as teacher training courses. For more information about a Latin major please contact the Academic Advisor for Classics, Susan Somers (scs@austin.utexas.edu).
You must complete teacher training through an approved program. The UTeach program, offered through the College of Liberal Arts, is a teacher-training program especially suitable for UT students prior to their junior year. Post-baccalaureate certification is available through the College of Education or other off campus entities. UTeach is also available for juniors and seniors, though it may require extra time to complete the program.
College of Education Student Division
SZB 216
471-3223
Austin Area Region XIII Education Service Center
5701 Springdale Road, Austin, Texas 78723-3675
512-919-5313
Texas State University
San Marcos, TX
1-877-838-2283; 512-245-3050
You must successfully complete the appropriate teacher certification tests for the subject and grade level you wish to teach. Students are eligible to take the state certification examinations when they are in their last semester of coursework for their certification program, or after they have completed all coursework. The Department of Classics offers an ExCET Latin examination review each spring.
Financial Aid for Latin Teacher Certification
TCA Gareth Morgan Student Teacher Scholarships
College seniors enrolled in a Latin certification program in Texas are encouraged to apply for one of two $250 TCA Gareth Morgan Student Teacher Scholarships.
Manson A. Stewart Teacher Training Award
Designed to provide some financial assistance to those who wish to obtain certification to teach Latin at the primary through secondary level, whether the specific courses are needed in Latin or in Education. The award is not intended to cover all costs of the training and the size of the award varies according to the actual costs (primarily tuition and travel), the size of the committee's budget, and the number of applications; previous awards have been as high as $700.
Ruth and Myron G. Kuhlman Scholarship in Classics
Offered each year to one or more outstanding UT students who plan on a career in the teaching of Latin. Applicants are awarded up to $1500. Applications are available each March from the Classics Academic Advisor.
AISD Future Teacher Scholarship Program
Up to $1500 per semester for up to 4 semesters. Undergraduate, Post-baccalaureate, or graduate students in last four semesters of coursework toward a Texas certification in one of the critical shortage areas including languages other than English (i.e. Latin).
Teach for Texas Conditional Grant Program (TFT)
To encourage students to become certified teachers and to encourage these newly certified teachers to teach in a field having a critical shortage of teachers or in communities having a critical shortage of teachers.
Teach For America
Teach For America is the national corps of outstanding college graduates of all academic majors and backgrounds who commit two years to teach in urban and rural public schools and become lifelong leaders in the effort to ensure that all children in our nation have an equal chance in life.
Job Hunting
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